What caused this literary genius to die so young?How did he die? ...Well, much like the plot of many of his famous works, Poe's death is somewhat of a mystery. Can YOU help solve it?Click on "Poe's Ultimate Mystery: His Cause of Death" to learn more about the project & begin looking for clues. Good luck!
AREALLYimpressive interactive site to help help you connect to, interact with, and learn more about Edgar Allan Poe, the person:"KNOWING POE" (Note: You will need to install "Plugins" to view some of the videos/interactive content. Proceed with caution, after checking with a parent/guardian before downloading anything to your computer.)
Erick Wolfson Music to "POE, the musical". At THIS WEBSITE, you can listen to samples of songs from the soundtrack and/or purchase the full songs via I-tunes.
"Fun Fact": The first play Mrs. Tolin was ever involved in was through her church, in the 7th or 8th grade. The play was titled, "Snoopy" and it was a musical. (Other than the great friends I made and the love for musicals and theater that developed, one of the only things I remember from that play was a song titled, "Edgar Allan Poe".)
Click HERE to watch the Peanuts cartoon(same as below) aligned with "A Snoopy Musical", a play that Mrs. Tolin was in when she was your age (or a little younger)!
Fast-forward to 12:05 for the scene where they sing the "Edgar.Allan.Poe" song. Enjoy! (Be careful---it gets stuck in your head easily!)
About the Author: CLICK HEREto watch (or re-watch) the 43-minute video from class.
- Copy of the Poe Background Video "Cloze Notes" used in class while watching the video: CLICK HERE. (Answer key not included--watch the video).
Or, CLICK HERE to watch the 4-minute abridged version. (It won't be enough to fill-in the notes, however).Click on the subjects below to learn more about a few of Poe's popular works that we're reading in class this year!
What caused this literary genius to die so young?How did he die? ...Well, much like the plot of many of his famous works, Poe's death is somewhat of a mystery.
Can YOU help solve it?Click on "Poe's Ultimate Mystery: His Cause of Death" to learn more about the project & begin looking for clues. Good luck!
A REALLY impressive interactive site to help help you connect to, interact with, and learn more about Edgar Allan Poe, the person: "KNOWING POE"
(Note: You will need to install "Plugins" to view some of the videos/interactive content. Proceed with caution, after checking with a parent/guardian before downloading anything to your computer.)
Musical Interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe: